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Device product

Reusable laparoscopic instruments are packaged as non-sterile. Cleaning and sterilization of devices must occur prior to use. The instruments are intended to be used by qualified physicians to provide access, illumination and visualization of internal structures and for manipulating soft tissue (grasping, cutting, coagulating, dissecting and suturing) in a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic/ urologic closed and minimally invasive procedures. It is inserted via a trocar sleeve and is used to prepare, coagulate and cut tissue.

Z-2728-2014

May 30, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Instrumed International, Inc.
Event
Event 68725
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
71 instruments
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2728-2014

Official wording

Reason: Additional caution statements have been added to the Instructions For Use for monopolar electrodes. 1) To avoid tissue carbonation, the operation voltage of the HF generator must not exceed 650 peak voltage (Vp) for all monopolar electrodes. and 2) For all monopolar electrodes, the useful life of this product is less than or equal to 50 cycles and less than or equal to 2 years.

Code information: 1) Instrumed Item No.: 250-09010; Phoenix Instruments Catalog Code: 190-9523; Lot Number: 070411; 2) Instrumed Item No.: 250-09040; Phoenix Instruments Catalog Code: 190-9527; Lot Numbers: 010211, 040411

Distribution pattern: Distribution US Nationwide in the states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Additional caution statements have been added to the Instructions For Use for monopolar electrodes. 1) To avoid tissue carbonation, the operation voltage of the HF generator must not exceed 650 peak voltage (Vp) for all monopolar electrodes. and 2) For all monopolar electrodes, the useful life of this product is less than or equal to 50 cycles and less than or equal to 2 years.